Judge: non-custodial sentence would send wrong message Athlete eligible to be considered for parole Pistoriuss uncle indicates he will not appeal Live blog: reaction to Oscar Pistorius sentencingOscar Pistorius will spend his first day behind bars on Tuesday after a judge jailed him for five years for the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.Looking distressed, the Paralympian clasped the hands of family members as a police officer led him from the dock down 23 steps paint peeling off the handrail to gloomy holding cells below the high court in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa.